Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11
THE SEVEN AGES OF WOMEN.
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The SEVEN AGES OF WOMEN.
All the woriu's wardrobe
And all the girls and women merely weaTers;
They have their in HONS and their fantasies,
And one she IN her time wears n any garments
Throughout her Seven Stages. First, the baUy,
Rcirilled ard broidered. in her nurses arms.
And then the trim -ho-cd school girl, with her
LOUNGES
And small boy scorniIg face, skipping, skirt
waggiing,
c, quet.ishly TO school. And then the fiEt.
Ogl!ng like Gree, with a business Hilladc
Kept on her low cut corset Then 3 bride,
Full OF strange fiGery, YES ured like an angel,
Neile vapcTUusl, yet viglant of glance,
>eekir : the wOman's heaven, admiration,
Even NJ the affairs steps. And then the ma
iron,
in ir, rici velvs /, with suave satin lined,
" it'll eyes severe, and skirts of youthful cut,
Full OF dress laws and mOGish instances,
To reach her girls tCelr part. The sixth age
shifts
Into the gray, yet gorgeous, grandmamma.
| With gcld pince nez on nose and fan at side,
Her youthful tastes still strong, and worldly
wise
In SUI ptuary law, her auivering voice
Pressing OF FoshIOD and LeFOlIet, pipes
OF robes and bargains rare. Last scene OF all,
| That ends the seX's mode swayed history,
Is second childishness AID sheer oblivion
Of youth, taste nsssion, all-save love of dfess
Much mas been said for many years OF
the tyranny of fashion, and that the hu-
man race wherever found erects for IT.
self en- idol and bows as servilely in the
domain OF savagery as in the Centers OF
civilization. The drsky savage pierces
the nose, while the fairer-skinned devotee
pierces the ear. The Monaghan COM
presses the tender foot CT the baby giTl
50 rigidly that it grows no more, and the
| Partisan shoe has the same process for
the Caucasian few ,ears later. The
crueltieS of fashion are no bar, hut vic
| tins of every cline and every hue bend
| uncOmplsiningiy TO the decree at what
! ever cost. There is an occasional pro-
! test, however, against some particular
I barbarity which at last gathers
| enough strength to effect 9
change for the better, and for
2 time being some relief. Shoes have
been en- instrument of torture since san
dals were abandoned, and the
idea has been that the foot is
to be fitted to the shoes, the shape being
predetermined by the maker Of the last.
/ OF late sh0Cmakers, moved by some good
spirit, have allowed common sense TO
have fashion, and those who will msy
nHd comfort and health in the low heel
and bread sole. For the extreme fash
iynable who cripple along with toes piled
on toes, the narrow, sharr-toed FreGch
shoe is made, but seldom has the peg
topped heel in the middle of the foot, 80
worn few years since. Shoes tor TIE
evening are of satin, kid and Russian
leather g various COlOrs, to match the
toilets. One point fashion makes which
commends itsen-on no preteXt are low
or very thin shoes admissible with the
street dress. The strapped buskins,
which has always been becoming shoe,
is revived for house wear.
Ladies in warm climates will be sorry
to hear that the leaders of fashion have
decided against the crinCline, affirming
that the crinoline all around has neither
grace or comfort, and is contrary to good
taste. A very little one might be SO in
conspicuous as not to offend, but
thoss who are sworn worshippers
can only indulge in the crlnolette
that supports the dress in the back and is
so careful concealed by drapery as not
one spring are often the only way of dis
tending a dress by the best modistes.
Middle aged ladies will be pleased to
them; that the models shown are more
quiet and sensible in style, shading the
face and therefore better adapted to the
use Of matrons.
The prsctical nature of the present
fashion Of bodices commends itself, as
one skirt can be used with these to form
several handsome costumes. These new
waists come in countless variety Of
shapes; there is the short-waisted bodice
worn with Waistband, the gathered or
plated blouse bodice mounted on yoke,
and the corssge with slight, sharp or
rounded points, habit bodices of many
kinds, aud those in other shapes.
Habit bodices, with short points in
front, are made with plated basques d
various lengths at the back. In some the
basque is short, in others it is mora
widely plated, open in the center, and
falls halfway down the sksTt. "a very
handsome costume, with lasit bodice
of this kind, is made OF ric1green velvet
over a drsped skirtnand ,GemltFsia of
brocade. The habit, bodice, 'alse Made in
velvet for evening. Yees, has long plated
basq9es reaching to the edge of the skirt.
The, frontGs cut square ct the neck, with
rather long double points.
One ofthe most convenient bodices is
made in brown velvet; it is pointed both
in back and front and has sleeves reaching
Just below the elbow. The finish consists
Of pisstron, pointed band and cuff
bands, all of bead embroidery in different
shades of brown and gold. The basque
edges are trimmed with fringe also in the
variously colored beads. Another pretty
little waist for young lady is made in
surah, in mousse green and checked plush
IN red and mousse. The yoke, cuffs and
he basque skirts are of the checked
plush, while the bodice. which is full both
at front and back, is in the surah. A
basque after this model is made in surah
in black, with yoke and other finishings in
checked or plated velvet, in black and
white.
A stylish and dressV model for a waist
TO accompany black lace skirts is as fol-
lows: At the waist behind the skirt
joins the bodice in very full plaits, which
stand out gracefully, without the aid of
the ugly "improver." The bodice curves
over the hips and terminates in two very
sharp points in front. A length OF lace,
moderately wide, has the one end fas-
tened with love-knOt Of satin ribbon on
the left shoulder The lace is then car
red obliquely across the chest, again
fastening with corresponding
knot Of riobon at the waist, just
little TO the left Of the seam
under the right arm, where 1t forms
sort of paDnier, being caught with rib
bons in the center of the back, and just
below the waist, when the skirt folds are
set on. The sleeves, tight to the elbow,
are made with narrow full puff of satin
Ind terminate by moulding the arm 70 the